Selous Mbega Camp
Tented bungalows · Rufiji at Mloka, near Mtemere gate, with its own forest reserve · Private owner
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Budget
Outside the gate
Owner/family-run
A long-standing privately owned camp on the Rufiji at Mloka, built in 2000, with a small forest reserve of its own next to the site. It sits outside the boundary a short drive from Mtemere gate, so it stays reachable when the in-park camps close for the rains. Nothing is published on rates or capacity, so both have to be quoted directly.
Why you'd pick it
- Tented bungalows under riverine forest on the Rufiji
- Built in 2000, one of the older camps on this stretch
- Keeps its own small forest reserve beside the camp
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Nyerere National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$70 plus 18% VAT, charged per 24 hours.
- $82.6per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT, foreign registered.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $637.2 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Nyerere National ParkRates
On request. The camp publishes neither rates nor room numbers. Expect budget to mid-range pricing for the Mloka strip, and ask specifically whether park entry and activity fees are included.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates gathered in July 2026 from operators' own rate cards, and from the best third-party sources where an operator publishes nothing at all. No published rate means 'on request'. Always confirm with the property. Two things shift the real comparison in this park. First, park fees are extra almost everywhere: a camp inside the boundary carries the $82.60 conservation fee plus a $59.00 to $70.80 concession fee per adult per night, both including VAT, and most in-park camps bundle these into an all-inclusive rate while the camps outside the gate charge entry, boat and walking fees separately on the days you go in. Second, ignore any camp still advertising night game drives: they are not permitted inside the national park since the 2019 regazettement. Names you may still find in older guides but that we do not list: Azura Selous, which appears permanently closed, plus Selous Kulinda, Ol Moran, Jimbiza Lodge, Selous Great Water, Selous Mbuyu, Selous Mapumziko, The Retreat Selous and Amara Selous, none of which we could verify as currently trading.